Bertha K. Miller

Bertha K. Miller, age 95, of Annandale, died Friday, Oct. 29, 2021 at the Annandale Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at Heartland Evangelical Free Church, Annandale with Pastor Denny Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Annandale. Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel in Annandale and one hour prior to the funeral on Thursday at the church. The service will be live-streamed on the funeral home website. Bertha Katheryn Miller was born May 27, 1926, in Annandale, Minnesota to Rhinehardt and Ethel (Driver) Maurer. Bertha grew up in Fairhaven and attended country school. On July 22, 1942, she was united in marriage to Robert G. Miller in South Haven. They made their home on a farm outside of Montrose following their marriage. They moved near Annandale where they had a hobby farm. Bertha took on the role of a farmer’s wife and performed many tasks along side Robert, and together they raised their five children. Shortly after Robert’s death in 1979, Bertha moved into Annandale. She was a member of Heartland Evangelical Free Church and remained a devoted Christian all her life. She found peace in prayer and was always praying for others. She enjoyed vegetable gardening, canning, tending to her flowers, watching over her grandchildren, and CB Radio. Bertha is survived by her children, Ramona (Ralph) Uecker of Stockbridge, GA, Robert “Sonny” Miller of Annandale, Ethelyn “Toots” (Carl) Uecker of Bloomington, and Pamela Gustafson of Annandale; 11 grandchildren, Ralph, Lucinda, Brian, Lynn, Keith, Craig, Jennifer, Jimmy, Anthony, Michelle, and Elijah; 23 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; siblings, Mildred Fredrick of Kimball, Rudy (Marion) Maurer of Fairhaven, George (Pat) Maurer of South Haven, Eva Alama of French Lake, Laura (Tom) Wittrock of St. Cloud, and Jerry Maurer of Fairhaven. She was preceded in death by her father, Rhinehardt Maurer; mother, Ethel Annala; step-father, Andrew Annala; husband, Robert Miller; son, Michael Miller; grandchild, Randy Uecker; sisters, Helen Zeis and Gladys Marschel; and brother, Mike Maurer. Her grandchildren will serve as casket bearers. Arrangements entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care Burial and Cremation Services of Annandale. Obituary, Guestbook, Video Tribute and Funeral Webcast online at www.dingmannfuneral.com